On May 25, 2021, United States Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) introduced bipartisan legislation to increase funding for the housing choice voucher (HCV) program administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and local public housing authorities.
The CMTO program aims to reduce rental barriers and support families in moving to high opportunity neighborhoods. Our researchers are engaged in qualitative data collection and analysis in partnership with the Seattle and King County Housing Authorities, Opportunity Insights, MDRC, and more.
Opportunity Starts at Home, a campaign which advocates for solutions to homelessness and housing instability, interviewed PIRL director Stefanie DeLuca on the qualitative research behind the recently introduced Family Stability and Opportunity Vouchers Act.
The CMTO team's research was featured as a motivating factor for a major bipartisan sponsored housing bill.
During the month of January, PIRL researchers completed 49 follow-up interviews with families that received housing choice vouchers in Seattle and King County.
Landlords and property managers have significant influence on housing and neighborhood quality for poor families. We examine how landlords who provide affordable or subsidized housing make investment, maintenance, screening, and leasing decisions.
This study examines how landlords who provide affordable or subsidized housing make investment, maintenance, screening, and leasing decisions in Dallas, Cleveland, and Baltimore, especially since landlords and property managers have significant influence on housing and neighborhood quality for poor families.